But, when we ignore and flaunt his mercy, he sets a limit. In this series we will discover what the book of jonah is. Jonah 4 is the fourth and the last chapter of the book of jonah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. That was why i first tried to flee to tarshish, since i knew you were a tender, compassionate god, slow to anger. The book seems to drop off a cliff without any further resolution. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. Jonah 14 esv jonah flees the presence of the lord bible. The bible in animation the book of jonah chapters 14 kjv narrated belly of the beast.
Now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of amittai, saying, 2. Jonah acknowledged gods sovereignty verses, and submitted to it verses 49. The book of jonah demonstrates the sovereignty of the almighty as he employs his creation to accomplish the divine plan. Jonah 14 new king james version nkjv jonah s disobedience. Apr 30, 2018 the major question of jonah 4 is connected to the books abrupt ending. The miracles partially look like coincidents but the hand of god is behind them all. The second movement is in verses 56 and the third movement is in verses 79. First is gods grace shown to his prophet, jonah, by extending him a second chance after his flagrant rebellion in chapter 1. The major question of jonah 4 is connected to the books abrupt ending. Now nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days journey. Verse click for chapter new international version then the lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to. He said, now the nations will say that i am a false prophet. Identified in verse 1 as the son of amittai, jonah came from a town called gathhepher, near nazareth in the area that. Jonah 14 nkjv jonahs disobedience now the word bible.
That is what i tried to forestall by fleeing to tarshish. Jonah 1 is the first chapter of the book of jonah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Chapter 4 page 893 jonah the new testament of the king. Jonah flees the presence of the lord now the word of the lord came to. He thought he could escape on a boat bound for tarshish, which was about a thousand miles in the wrong direction.
Jonah 4 niv bible but to jonah this seemed very wrong. Jesus declared that the men of nineveh repented at the preaching of jonah mt. It is a well known story for obvious reasons, not least of which are a disobedient prophet, an obedient fish and a wicked nation that starts out bad, yet ends up good. Jonah 14 new king james version nkjv jonahs disobedience. Jonahs commission to nineveh, flight, punishment, and preservation by miracle. Jonah 14 king james version kjv 1 now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of amittai, saying, 2 arise, go to nineveh, that great city, and cry against it. T he book of jonah is an old testament story which tells about how the prophet jonah refused to follow the lord. Reading the chapter before looking at the notes, while working with the notes, and after finishing with. Although the wicked city of nineveh deserved to be crushed immediately, god was patient towards them. Grotius not so well explains it, one sprung from greece or ionia, where there were prophets called.
The book of jonah is narrative history and a prophetic oracle. Jonah 1, new international version niv the bible app. Their wickedness, as that of nineveh, is a bold and open affront to god. Jonah 1 niv bible the word of the lord came to jonah son. He went down to joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. And jonah was exceedingly glad because of the tree. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. Jonah 1, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. But to jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. If you are not familiar with the story of jonahspend some time reading it.
While jonah eventually did what he was asked to do, the book closes with showing jonah as a bitter man. Jonah chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Jonah 1, new king james version nkjv the bible app. A reluctant prophet, jonah originally ran from god before delivering a message of repentance to the nation of nineveh. The bible read online recovery version jonah, chapter 4. This chapter recounts the divine commission which came to jonah, instructing him to prophesy against the city of nineveh because of their great wickedness, the prophets rebellious disobedience in trying to avoid the assignment by fleeing in the opposite direction, the judgment of god against him in the great storm that threatened the wreck of his ship, the prophets guilt exposed. The book of jonah, written primarily in the third person, does not explicitly name the prophet as the author of his own account, but we have no reason to doubt either the inspiration or the historical veracity of the book. Jonah repines at gods mercy to nineveh, and is reproved. Next chapter of jonah the book of jonah, chapter 1 we hope that you find the content of the book of jonah, chapter 1 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. Summary of the book of jonah the story of the bible.
When we left jonah at the end of chapter three he had just witnessed what could well be the greatest revival recorded in the bible. Jonah 1 jonah running from god a sermon by jeremy myers. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. He prayed to the lord, isnt this what i said, lord, when i was still at home. Apr, 2020 the book of jonah is way more than just about a guy who got swallowed up by a big fish. After jonahs complaint, god explains in verses 1011 why it is silly for jonah to care so much about a plant and so little about a city full of peopleand thats the end. How do we know that the account of jonah is not fiction. Jonah was called by god to take a message to nineveh modern mosul in iraq but ran away instead. Key personalities include jonah, the captain and the ships crew and the people of nineveh. Dehaan writes, on yom kippur, the most solemn day of the jewish calendar, a big fish story is read in synagogues.
Jonah 1 1 the word of the lord came to jonah son of amittai. Through some supernatural events, god convinced him to obey and carry out the lords plan. This was strange, because usually the preacher is pleased when the congregation repents, but jonah wasnt. It is sad to think how much sin is committed in great cities. Jonah must go at once to nineveh, and there, on the spot, cry. In this series we will discover what the book of jonah is really about. It may have been because he was given a difficult job to do. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet jonah, and is a part of the book of the twelve minor prophets. For being only four chapters long, the book of jonah packs quite a punch. Jonah 14 kjv now the word of the lord came unto bible. But the lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. But it displeased jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
Jonah 1 4 king james version kjv 1 now the word of the lord came unto jonah the son of amittai, saying, 2 arise, go to nineveh, that great city, and cry against it. Jonah with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Of course the lord watched him do this and created a great. Jonah 1 now the word of the lord came to jonah the son of. As we read of this plant, we are reminded again of gods sovereign rule over nature. All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. The contents of the book may be analyzed further as follows. And he prayed unto the lord, and said, i pray thee, o lord, was not this my saying, when i. Jonah had made a serious mistake and suffered serious consequences.